The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-22
A BEAUTY'S BLUNDER.
An Unfortunate Mis- take Which
Led to Fortunate Results.
Young Ladies' Journal

"Y 9. ISIS Weston was at home,n the
n. "a s ii; "but she was engaged. She
h tuN him, however, that If any one
"a ...| " and the boy in buttons looked m
o .v. at the elderly lady, dressed with
& .t.- Ike simplicity, who's, knock had
b...., him TO tho door, "Miss Weston
H.. sod that if any one called she was to
" f."
..Y... of course we shall wait" cried
Heb rt ToIr.n5, who hal STAYED behind
To rye SON, direction to tn driver Of the
br..g ..u. and ran mp the steps IN time 10
no. h last WORT you win not object
wi. y1., moth r. / should b. sorry for
Won tI miss seeing |. nda this morning.
Nj. Torrcus readily a,5ant"d t. this
NJ. TIA. she was nj AL Gag + To make the
acola.nt nce Of the beautiful Grl win
vii ID h n son had fallen desperately in
love. But Her TT hud entrel,e 1t as a
favor: although cDuyinc ri IN hi' own mind
thai ra mad found the Ony woman IA cN-
ist.a.r who could make HIM happy he
wanted hi, mothers sanction to theIr
on on. and could not resolve 70 ask Linda
Weston to be- his til he had obtanei 1t.
Mrs TorrenS hal 80 often sa she should
ike 10 see newell marr.eI, that he was
surprised and dsappo ntei when she
dcmurrni at his choice. Yet when asked
why, she could not give an answer that
sounded satisfactory. She had no dOubt,
she said that Miss Weston was As iair ana
charming as he described her Others had
sung the beauty's praises IN her cars as
cnthua .nsiCally as her son. And as good'
wei II rDort must have patience WITH per
If sht declined to eypr as an opinion on
thai point until she knew the young lady.
The only and mOthcr.css daughter OF riCh
man, who was rCpJr,ed TO nave lei her
have her own way III every Whm ana
fancy. her nature must be fine one indeed
il II " not injured TO some extent by such
excessive indulgence.
GRANTED hat Linda has been spoiled
child" argued the lover may not her
faults be merely such as will easily conquer
~ soon as they are pointed outs When
she has such wise, kind friend ut her
elbow as you VIII be, my dearest mother,
she will prove herself all that you or can
wishn
II Mrs Torrens sighed and marye!ei
that in three short weeks the smiles
Of beauty should have cast such u
glamour over der ordinarily sensible son,
she was too prudent to tell him 80. do
had be eyed her TO come up TO town from
her pleasant house on Clifton Downs that
he might INTRODUCES her to Linda, ana sha
had obeyed the request so promptly that
che arrived on the preceding evening and
was ready for the ordeal some hours before
Miss Weston dreamed of her being in Lon.
don
The page was ushcr.ng the visitors to the
trawing-room, hut IA they passed the half
spea door OF Miss Wcston's boudpir Her
l. -. Ial al thnrn
Now, he secretly detestcd Mr.. Weston's
LARGE, ovcr-lurnishcd salon, gaudy with
gliding and satin damask and dreaded the
effect II would have on the more refined
tastes of his mother. Surely both sho and
Linda wouli meet with more ease IN the
cozier apartment whore the young lady
spent her mornings, and hi on one or two
occasions received him.
'Ihere is lire here" he said, hastily
sand you are apt TO be chilly, mother Miss
u cstOn " not look upon IL as IN intru'
SOM
Mrs. Torrcns submitted to be led 10 d
char By the SAID fire, and her glance slow
" travelled around the bcauty's boudoir
The inspection was not satisfactory one
Dusty corners and general air OF untIdi
ness, proved that Miss Weston was not a
good houSckacper; in no woil-ordei cd
household would such dirt and disorder
have been permitted TO reign.
Linda reads Il great deai,' SAID Her
bert, ''ani not novels only; recommend
ed Mouta gnc's Essays to her, and she tclE
Ne she i, delighted with them"
The book certainly lay on the table, bu
whom Mrs Torrens picked it up she saw
that the leaves were uncut However, sh'
refraincd from pointing this out To hc
son, who was drawing her attention Ia
piece Of delicate embroidery stretched in
frame f.- &
"You see" ne smilingly observed, as Ia
brought it forward for his III others IN
spcction, "yOI see, Linda shares your low
OF womunly occupations. She tells me sh
Is just completing collar and Guns o
Hcniton lace which she proposes Offering
10 you; yOu'h not refuse her grft, wi!
you" 30
Mrs Torrens was mute, for her keene
observation had detected that the needle Il
the embroidery her son expected her T.
praise had rusted into 1t.
yexed at her silence, the ardent lover re
resented it,
"If you have come here prejudice,
against Miss Weston. 1t Is useless attempt
ing to win your approval OF any thing sh
says or does"
Not preiudiced, my dear boy, but unabi
70 help seeing that you are acting hastily
You met this young lady for the first time
only three weeks ago; can it be possibl
that IN so short a time you have learned Z
know her web enough to spend your lif
with herin tA - u
But her hearers tmpatience caused Mrs
Torrens 10 pause. Not for worlds wOvli
she give him reason To tn nix her unjust %
Indifferent 10 his happiness; and layip,
her hand gepdy on his arm she change
her tone. kAfktt .ttfEf tfFEI
"snpposa we resolve 70 sayno more lol
this subject till ! have made Miss Yves
toms acQusintaneet j shat be very glad /
am abbe to indOrse your favorable opinion
Of her Remember, nothing would grew
me more than not 70 be able 10 feel
mothers affection for your wife"
But Herbert was not To be appeased
many little circumstapces were cOnspirin<